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Virginia parents alarmed by segregation game played by fourth graders
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Lyles Crouch Traditional Academy in Alexandria is facing significant backlash after reports surfaced that students played a segregation game during social studies. The incident has sparked outrage among parents and the community. The school’s principal, Laura Burkart, informed parents about the incident through a letter, describing the...
Gallaudet University named most dangerous campus in America: report
WASHINGTON - A recent study has named Gallaudet University as the most dangerous campus in America. According to data obtained by the Parrish Law Firm from Campus Safety, the D.C.-based university for the deaf and hard of hearing topped the list with a staggering 1,110 incidents per 1,000 students. The...
Most US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — On one side of the classroom, students circled teacher Maria Fletcher and practiced vowel sounds. In another corner, children read together from a book. Scattered elsewhere, students sat at laptop computers and got reading help from online tutors. For the third graders at Mount Vernon...
University of Maryland lands $500M Pentagon contract, its largest ever
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Department of Defense has awarded a contract valued at up to $500 million to a University of Maryland research facility focused on national security matters. If awarded in full over the next few years, the contract awarded to the 6-year-old Applied Research Laboratory for...
Good Morning Washington explores Centreville Dance Academy with on-air dance lesson
Washington, D.C. (7News) — Good Morning Washington tapped into what Centreville Dance Academy is all about... On Thursday, Brian got to talk with the academy's founder and get a dance lesson from some pros! Brian also got a chance to introduce us to his daughter who has danced at the academy for several years.
New principal selected for Justice HS
Sean Rolon, an assistant principal at Falls Church High School, has been named principal of Justice High School, Fairfax County Public Schools announced May 30. Rolon begins his new position on June 20. He succeeds Tiffany Narcisse. In March, Narcisse said she accepted a new job as a principal in Bahrain.
MSD grads encouraged to carve out their own paths
Antoinette Dromo's family immigrated to the U.S. from Ghana before her freshman year of high school in search of better education and services for Dromo, who is deaf. Her family moved to Columbia in Howard County.
Track Meet for Kids
West Potomac High School hosted their annual Running is Elementary Track Meet on May 6th and 13th for the local elementary schools in the West Potomac pyramid. This year, the meets were separated into a Kindergarten-2nd grade meet and a 3rd-6th grade meet. The participating schools were Fort Hunt, Belle View, Waynewood, Stratford, Bucknell, and Hollin Meadows.
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